Mumbai Court Unfreezes Rhea Chakraborty's Bank Accounts Amid NDPS Investigation
NDPS court unfreezes bank accounts of Rhea Chakraborty, family
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A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court in Mumbai has ordered the unfreezing of bank accounts linked to actor Rhea Chakraborty and her family, citing the Narcotics Control Bureau's failure to follow statutory procedures during the freezing process. The accounts were frozen in 2020 amid the investigation into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
- 01Mumbai's NDPS court ruled that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) did not comply with legal requirements when freezing accounts.
- 02The accounts of Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik, and their mother Sandhya were unfrozen.
- 03The court emphasized the need for confirmation from a competent authority within 30 days of freezing.
- 04The NCB's investigation began after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, focusing on drug-related allegations.
- 05The ruling highlights the importance of adhering to statutory safeguards in property freezing actions.
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A special Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) court in Mumbai has ruled to unfreeze four bank accounts belonging to actor Rhea Chakraborty and her family, stating that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) failed to comply with necessary legal procedures during the freezing process. The accounts were initially frozen in 2020 amid the high-profile investigation into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, where Chakraborty was implicated but later cleared by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The court found that the NCB did not secure timely confirmation from the competent authority, as required by Section 68 F of the NDPS Act, which mandates such confirmation within 30 days. Special judge U C Deshmukh noted that this procedural lapse rendered the freezing action legally invalid. The ruling allows the Chakraborty family to operate their accounts at ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank in accordance with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulations. The court's decision underscores the need for adherence to statutory safeguards in property freezing actions, emphasizing that such powers must be exercised with constitutional protections in mind.
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This ruling allows the Chakraborty family to regain access to their funds, which may help them manage their financial affairs more effectively after a prolonged legal battle.
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